KMSL — Northwest Alabama Rgnl
Muscle Shoals, AL · field elevation 551 ft · NON-ATCT
KMSL current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KMSL 252353Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02440144 10289 20244 53004 $
- Wind
- from 030° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,611 ft · pressure altitude 401 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 5 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 12 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 30 | 1 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 18 | 5 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KMSL 252320Z 2600/2624 VRB02KT P6SM FEW040 SCT130 TEMPO 2608/2612 4SM BR SKC FM261500 01005KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.74531, -87.61022
- Elevation
- 551 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1141Z / 2343Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Colbert, AL
Everything else KMSL publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,694 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 4,000 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KHUA Redstone AAF46 nm
- KCMD Cullman Rgnl/Folsom Fld47 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KMSL airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.